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The quadratic convergence of the topological epsilon algorithm for systems of nonlinear equations

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In this work we consider the topological epsilon algorithm for solving systems of nonlinear equations. In section 2, a sufficient condition for its quadratic convergence is given. In section 3, some geometrical remarks about this condition are made.

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Le Ferrand, H. The quadratic convergence of the topological epsilon algorithm for systems of nonlinear equations. Numer Algor 3, 273–283 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02141936

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